sedate

Example Sentences

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Officers searched him and found two emaciated and potentially sedated orange-fronted parakeets — the victims of an alleged botched smuggling attempt — stuffed in his underwear, according to court documents.

From Los Angeles Times

The best-performing cruise stock recently had been Viking, which specializes in more intimate and sedate river cruises.

From The Wall Street Journal

Distinguished by different hairdos and contrasting body language, Douglas, who can will himself to appear sedate, and James, who’s in a continual manic spiral, have more in common than either would care to admit.

From Los Angeles Times

At the bank's annual general meeting that year, normally sedate elderly shareholders hissed and booed.

From BBC

At the recent Fish and Game Commission meeting, Samantha Murray, commission vice president, described him as having a “steady, calm, like, sedate presence,” and hailed his long institutional knowledge.

From Los Angeles Times